Medium Electric Blue (#035096)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.10:1 — vs black: 2.59:1

Color values

  • HEX #035096
  • RGB rgb(3, 80, 150)
  • HSL hsl(208, 98%, 58%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 98, 46.67, 0, 41.18 )
  • Websafe #006699

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #035096 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Medium Electric Blue
#035096 Base
#964903
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Medium Electric Blue
#035096 Base
#039692
#030796
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Medium Electric Blue
#035096 Base
#960350
#509603
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Medium Electric Blue
#035096 Base
#960307
#969203
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Medium Electric Blue
#035096 Base
#920396
#964903
#079603
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Medium Electric Blue
#035096 Base
#010D19
#02284B
#023B6E
#0465BE
#0578E1
#379EFB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Medium Electric Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#010D19
#011B32
#02284B
#023564
#03437D
Medium Electric Blue #035096 Base
#0473D7
#2394FB
#64B4FC
#A5D3FD
#E6F3FE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #035096. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #035096;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #035096;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #035096;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #035096,
        #FD912F
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #035096,
        #FD912F
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$medium-electric-blue: #035096;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$medium-electric-blue-r: 3;
$medium-electric-blue-g: 80;
$medium-electric-blue-b: 150;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $medium-electric-blue;
    color: rgba($medium-electric-blue-r, $medium-electric-blue-g, $medium-electric-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Medium Electric Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #035096 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #444496 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #4C4C96 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #005D5D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #505050 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Medium Electric Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Medium Electric Blue #035096 Base
USAFA Blue #004F98 ΔE 0.49
Yale Blue #0F4D92 ΔE 1.34
Cyan Cobalt Blue #28589C ΔE 3.28
B'dazzled Blue #2E5894 ΔE 3.49

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.